Google delays decision on local fiber networks

Around 1,100 towns and cities expressed interest in the Google Fiber project.
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Google has delayed the selection process for its Google Fiber project to bring fast wired networks to a few lucky communities in the U.S.

When it first announced the program earlier this year, Google had hoped to make a decision by the end of the year but isn't ready to pull the trigger, said Milo Medin, Google's new vice president of access services, in a blog post. Google now hopes to inform the winners in "early 2011," he said, noting that submissions are still closed.